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Awards by the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association to the outstanding
senior athletes from its member schools during the 2008-09 academic year have been
announced by Commissioner David Neilson.
Nora Kuiper of Hope College has been presented the Sheila Wallace Kovalchik Scholar-Athlete Award and Jed Christiansen of Calvin College has received the Albert H. Deal Scholar-Athlete Award.
"Jed and Nora have had marvelous careers these last four years in the classroom, on the track, and as role models in our conference. They will be missed, but their selection for these awards from such an exceptional group of nominees is an achievement for which they should take great pride," Commissioner Neilson said.
The awards recognize senior class athletes who have excelled in academics and athletics, as well as displayed outstanding leadership qualities. The awards honor two former MIAA commissioners, Albert Deal (1971-91) and Sheila Wallace Kovalchik (1991-2002).
A graduate of Parchment High School, Kuiper earned All-MIAA honors in track and field all four years at Hope. She was an eight-time MIAA champion, winning the 100-meter dash all four years for the Flying Dutch. She also won the 200 meters in 2008 and 2009, and was part of Hope's winning 4x100-meter relay teams in 2008 and 2009. She set the MIAA record in the 100 meters in 2008 with a time of 12.13 seconds, then broke that mark in 2009 with a time of 12.10 seconds.
Kuiper was named the MIAA's most valuable runner in 2009, and was also named the recipient
of the Jack Schouten Award, given to Hope's outstanding senior female student-athlete,
in 2009.
She earned All-American honors three times during her career. She finished fifth in the 100 meters at the NCAA Division III national meet in 2008, then won the 100 meters in 2009 with a time of 11.84 seconds, the best time in the nation on the season. In the process, she became the first Hope female track athlete in school history to win a national championship. Kuiper also finished second in the 200 meters in 2009.
A chemistry major, Kuiper graduated from Hope in May with a grade point average of 3.93. She received numerous academic honors, including Phi Beta Kappa recognition and being named general chemistry student of the year and recipient of the Kleinheksel Award in Mathematics at Hope. She was named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll four consecutive years, and also was named to the U.S. Track Coaches Association All-Academic Team.
Kuiper was a teaching assistant in Hope's chemistry department for three years, served on Hope's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee for two years and was a member of Omnicron Delta Kappa, a leadership society. She also gave a presentation at an American Chemistry Society conference on utilizing fluorescent spectroscopy in DNA protein-building.
In addition, Kuiper was a group Bible study leader, tutored at-risk elementary students in Hope's Children's After School Achievement (CASA) program, volunteered with Habitat for Humanity and participated in a mission trip to Mozambique. She plans to spend a year in Mozambique working on a project to improve water supplies.
Nora Kuiper is the daughter of Scott and Ann Kuiper.
Other nominees for the Kovalchik Award were Krissy Sheets of Adrian, Dorinda Williams of Albion, Erica Deur of Calvin, Katie Stefl of Kalamazoo, Lindsay Pipkin of Olivet, Caitlin Brodmerkel of Saint Mary's and Sallie Richardson of Trine.


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Coachella at Sunset 2014
It's that magic moment when the hot sun finally starts to relent, giving way to the cool desert night. Of course, that's when things really heat up. All photos by Nanette Gonzales.
See also:
- Coachella 2014 Saturday Lineup: Skrillex, MGMT, Solange & More
- Coachella 2014 Friday Lineup: Girl Talk, The Glitch Mob, Carnage & More
- Dancing it Out at Coachella 2014
- Hipsters Taking Selfies at Coachella
As well as...
- Our complete Coachella coverage on the West Coast Sound music blog

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Just kidding.
So. A recap. From beginning to end.
Here goes:
Got up at 5:15 that morning. Along with Hubby and Eldest, who were preparing to head to Eldest's football game in middle-of-nowhere Massachusetts. I know. Making little 5 year olds play football at the ass-crack of dawn! (his games start at 8am on Sundays.)
Anyway, my parents had come into town for the weekend. So we left them there with the remaining 2 sleeping boyz. I picked up my Sis at 6, and we headed into Boston. The weather at home was an uncomfortably muggy and warm 70+ degrees, even at that early hour. Not good running weather.
Arrived in the city around 7 (the race started at 8). The weather in Boston was COLD. 59 degrees, a little windy, and no humidity. Perfect running weather.
Upon our arrival at the registration area, we immediately headed for the porta-potties. (She had had coffee and water, I had a diet Red Bull and water.) Good call on our part. No lines (yet).
Then we picked up our numbers, our timing chips, our free long-sleeve shirts (I'm starting to get a collection! Hubby had the gall to be pissed that I didn't get an XL for him. Hello? Who did all the work?), and dropped our gear off at the
And headed back to the porta-potties. Had to wait in a longer line this time, but it wasn't too bad. By the time we finished peeing, the lines for those suckers were miles long! Everyone eliminating at the same time. Sweet.
Headed to the Start. I wanted to stand in the 10-minute mile section, Sis wanted to be in the 9-minute section. So we compromised and stood in between. On the side, because I get a bit claustrophobic, and besides, I DON'T LIKE PEOPLE TOUCHING ME. It's annoying.
Waited there about 15 minutes, as more and more runners trickled in. It got crowded, and a bit warm. And yes, people were touching me, and I was getting irked. And I had to pee. Again. But there was no time.
And then the gun sounded and we were OFF! I think it took us about 2-3 minutes to get up to the actual starting line.
Sis and I both didn't even turn on our iPods for the first 2 miles. It was exciting to be in such a huge crowd of runners and to listen to everyone's excitement.
Our pace was pretty much on 9-minute mile time. The course was mostly flat, a few ups and downs, but nothing steep. At Mile 5, I think we were around 48 minutes.
Before we got to the Franklin Park Zoo, we could see the race leaders heading back (the course was a loop). It was exciting to see those Kenyans rush by in a blur! All the runners cheered as they passed us. (Yeah, the top runners finished the race in less than half the time it took Sis and I. Amazing.)
Miles 6, 7, and 8 were through the zoo. At Mile 7, there was Gatorade and some sort of "energy gel" thing to eat. I got caramel flavor, which wasn't too bad. Sis got strawberry banana. It was nauseating! (Of course, she pulled the old, "Yuck. Mine is totally gross. Here, taste..." and I did.)
At this point, we were both still doing great. Not too out of breath, keeping a good pace, feeling decent.
At Mile 10, I was happy because our time was 1:37. Quicker than my finish time at the
Mile 11 was tough. It became a head-game for me. Physically, my body could finish the race. Mentally, I was psyching myself out. My breathing got all out of whack. I knew the end was near, but not near enough yet. Sis helped me through this. She may have told me to shut up or something.
We saw Sis's Hubby around this time. He jogged alongside us, and snapped a few prize-winning action photos. (And shockingly, they all came out blurry. Go figure.)
And then, it was over! Just like that. I saw my Dad on the sideline right before the finish. He didn't see us until I called to him as I was heading down the stretch. So no action photos from him either.
Our official finish time: 2:03:06.
I wish I could capture that moment of crossing the Finish Line and realizing I DID IT! I want to bottle that emotion.
Because, now?
I'm experiencing a
bit lot of post-race letdown (as is Sis).
We chatted yesterday. Neither of us ran all week.
I fact, I binged all week. For example, one night I ate two (2!) BLT sandwiches and two (2!) cupcakes. I've eaten ice cream for dessert practically every night. I haven't been drinking enough water.
I feel like I have no incentive. Nothing to strive for. Nothing to get me motivated. The big race is over. I did it. It's done.
And I'm depressed, frustrated and mad at myself that I can't find it in me to just exercise. To just do it. Because it makes me feel good and look better. Because it makes me happy. Because it's what I need in my life.
So what now?
This morning, I ran. Down a gradual hill, and then up a steep hill to home. For 40 minutes. It felt great.
And tomorrow, Sis and I are going for a long run together. And we're going to put our heads together to try to come up with some sort of motivation to keep us active through the long New England winter. Because we realize that we both have the potential to allow ourselves to become lazy and complacent. And neither of us want that.
In an act of desperation, I even suggested to Sis that we run this. Yeah, you read that right. A half marathon. In February. On the water. At the Cape. Think it'll be cold? Think we're crazy enough to attempt it?
We just might be.
Stay tuned.


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Cruz Views #01 – Bliss
Cruz Bay (hillside)
This 2 bedroom, 1 bath unit has a larger floor plan than the other units, with a spiral staircase leading to the second bedroom. It is located above the pool, above Unit 2 in a private location with no walls that adjoin another unit, and a private parking spot beside the condo. This unit has central a/c.
This unit does not allow children 8 years or younger
- Bedrooms: 1 Bedroom plus Loft
- Beds: 3
- Bed Description: 1 Queen, 2 Twins (convert to King)
- Bathrooms: 1
- Property Location: Cruz Bay (hillside)
- Proximity: Ocean View
- Property Size: 850 sq ft
- Year Property Complete: 1986
- Beach: Nat. Park -5-10 min drive
- Pool: Yes - shared
- Pool Dimensions: 15.5 ft x 26 ft
- Hot Tub: No
- Air Conditioning: Yes, all rooms
- Wifi: Yes
- Housekeeping: No
- Ipod Connectivity: Yes
- Damage Deposit: $55 Non-Refundable Security Deposit Waiver
- Distance To Town: 1/2 mile outside of Cruz Bay, heading up the Centerline Road. 5 minute walk downhill into town.
Cruz Views is tucked into a tropical hillside 160 feet above the town of Cruz Bay. The units all face southwest to capture lots of sun and picturesque views of turquoise seas by day, memorable sunsets at days end, and the twinkling lights of distant islands at night. It's an easy walk into Cruz Bay (downhill) but the walk back to Cruz Views is a bit more challenging, especially if you have enjoyed a few of the island's infamous rum punches.
– This unit does not allow children 8 years or younger
– All payments are non-refundable
– $50 non-refundable security deposit waiver
NOTE: The Cruz Views Complex has a resident outdoor cat that visits the property.
Vehicle Information A 4 Wheel Drive vehicle is needed for travel on St John
Rates, Printing Errors, Changes and Omissions: Caribbean Villas is not responsible for printing errors and inadvertent omissions. All rates and villa details are subject to change without prior notice.
PHONE SERVICE/CELL PHONES: Local phone service is interrupted regularly and in spite of our efforts to reinstate service it can some times take weeks. AT&T is the only cell service we find operates efficiently on the island. If you do not have AT&T we strongly suggest you bring a pay as you go AT&T cell phone with you as we do not provide cell phones should the local phone service be interrupted.
Internet Service: The internet service is subject to frequent interruption. We cannot guarantee internet quality or speed. Renters might find it convenient to travel with a cellular carrier MiFi – a couple of examples are AT&T and Virgin Mobile. There will be no refunds due to the internet not working.
Pool Floats: Pool floats are not guaranteed with your villa rental. If you want access to them, please bring them with you.
Privacy Policy: All photos are the property of Caribbean Villas and Resorts Management Company (unless otherwise indicated) and may not be reproduced or used for commercial purposes without the express written consent of Caribbean Villas and Resorts.
After making your villa/condo booking with us, you have 7 days to send us your rental deposit and guest contract. Payment is by check, personal check is fine. Your sending us payment on your villa rental becomes a binding agreement; it constitutes your acceptance and agreement to these terms, conditions, limitations and restrictions as mentioned in our Payment and Cancellation Polices section on this page. If you have any problems or questions with any of this information, please be sure to call us for discussion and explanation before you send us your villa rental deposit monies and contract.
PAYMENTS: Caribbean Villas requires 50% down within 7 days of making your reservation by check only. Failure to make this payment subjects your reservation to automatic cancellation. The balance of your reservation including the tax/service charge and security deposit where applicable; is due 60 days prior to arrival. If traveling during the Christmas/New Years time period, the balance including the tax/service charge is due 120 days prior to arrival. Rates are based on Cash Prices – Payment is by check. To pay with a visa/mastercard there is a 3% service fee. Please make the checks payable to Caribbean Villas and mail them to 89 Mussey Rd., Suite 103, Scarborough, ME 04074.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Once Caribbean Villas has received your deposit all payments are non-refundable/non-changeable. If you cancel/change your reservation, and we are able to rebook your entire set of travel dates, your money will be refunded, less a 20% administration fee of the total room charge. If a replacement rental is not obtained for your entire set of travel dates, there will be no refund. There will be no exceptions to this policy. Caribbean Villas highly recommends trip cancellation insurance.
HURRICANE AND/OR STORM POLICY: There will be no refunds given for acts of God or force majeure, such as hurricanes, tropical storms etc on St John, USVI. This policy applies to current and all future guests who have reservations to travel or are on St John. We highly recommend trip cancellation insurance. If insurance is not purchased and St John is impacted by an act of god or force majeure we will hold your money on account for a future stay. There will be no exceptions to this policy.
TRIP CANCELLATION INSURANCE: If you do not have a source for cancellation insurance there is a web site with suggestions and reviews –Consumer Advocates – Trip Cancellation Insurance. Please verify all terms and conditions of coverage with the trip cancellation insurance company. It is the guests responsibility to cover themselves in the event they need to cancel or change their vacation plans.
Please note: If we do not have your arrival information 60 days prior to your check-in, there will be a $50 charge applied to your security deposit.
PASSPORT REQUIREMENTS: If you are a U.S. Citizen traveling to the U.S. Virgin Islands (St. John, St. Thomas, St. Croix) you will need Proof of Citizenship; this is a Photo ID and a birth certificate with a raised seal (photo copies are not allowed). *For further information: http://www.travel.state.gov * Please note: If you are traveling to the U.S. Virgin Islands (St. John, St. Thomas, St. Croix) and are planning to do any day trips/day sails to the British Virgin Island or any other Caribbean country you will need a valid U.S. Passport
MAID SERVICE: Our homes/condos do not include maid service. Maid Service may be arranged at an additional cost. Towels, linens, beach towels and paper products are provided for your entire stay. Any additional supplies will need to be purchased by the guest.
HOTEL TAX/SERVICE CHARGE: If traveling to St. John, a 12.5% hotel tax and 5% service charge will be added to your reservation. (When the hotel tax changes all reservations are subject to the tax increase.)
DAMAGE DEPOSITS (Security Deposit): Our Villas and Condos for the island of St. John all require a damage deposit. The deposit is $500-$1500 depending on the property reserved. In most cases this deposit may be applied to a Visa or MasterCard. Our consultants will advise you at the time of booking which policy applies to your rental home. The security deposits are fully refundable within 60 days of your departure, provided there is no breakage, damage, missing items, no charges incurred before, during or after your stay, still outstanding. All normal utilities (except long-distance phone calls or careless or extremely excessive use of your villa's water supply) are included in your rental price. You hereby agree to pay Caribbean Villas on behalf of the owner of your villa the cleaning or replacement costs for all damages to personal property or to the real estate, which may occur as a result of your occupancy, excluding normal wear and tear. Locked pantries and closets are reserved for the use of the villa owner and are not included in this rental. You as a Guest agree to take all reasonable steps to ensure that your family and other guests in your party adhere to the rules and regulations affecting your villa. All villas are privately owned, so decor, colors and inventories will of course vary. All villas are fully furnished, including an ample supply of bed linens and towels for Guests' use. Rearranging of furniture or removing any items from the villa is prohibited.
LIABILITY: Caribbean Villas, is acting hereunder as an agent for accommodations, and assumes no liability for property loss or damages, nor liability for injury, accident, delay, or irregularity which may be occasioned either by reason of defect in any vehicle or the acts of any company or persons engaged in conveying passengers to or from their villa. Transportation (airlines, ferries, charter vessels, rental cars and taxis) is supplied by providers who operate independently of Caribbean Villas. We assume no responsibility, therefore, for any loss, injury, or damage to person or property because of the acts of those providers. Furthermore, guests are responsible for their villa during occupancy, and must lock villa windows and doors securely at all times when not on the premises, and must exercise care in securing all personal property. Guests must observe all cautions as given in our blue guest book and/or by your local contact. All Caribbean Villa's properties are privately owned. The Owner and Caribbean Villas reserve the right to refuse service to anyone at their complete discretion. Any and all disputes will be subject to jurisdiction only in the USVI.
COMPLAINTS AND MAINTENANCE: Caribbean Villas shall make every effort to keep all villas and their inventories in good working order. In case of a maintenance problem, they will strive to repair the problem as soon as possible after being notified. However, no refund or rate adjustment shall be made for unforseen failures such as the supply of electricity, water, pool filtration systems, air conditioning, television/cable service, internet access, appliances, etc. Due to wild fluctuations in our island electrical service and the lack of trained technicians here, we cannot guarantee that hot tubs at villas will operate correctly at all times, and no rebates will be given due to hot tub malfunctions. It is the Guest's obligation to report any problem or damage IMMEDIATELY to us, regardless of the hour. No refunds will be considered unless problems are reported and reviewed by our staff during your stay on island.
CONSTRUCTION NOISE: Due to the amount of new villa construction on St. John, it is a possibility that construction may occur near your villa rental. Any construction and the possibility of new construction is outside the control of Caribbean Villas.
ENTRY INTO VILLA: Caribbean Villas or its staff may enter your villa to perform any repairs as necessary. If your villa is on the market for sale, we reserve the right to allow the villa to be shown, but only by advance appointment made with Guest. We will make every effort to schedule such brief showings at a time convenient to you, to respect your privacy, and not interrupt your vacation.
SUBSTITUTION: Caribbean Villas reserves the right to substitute comparable or better accommodations without liability, should the villa reserved be sold, out of order, double booked or be deemed substandard by us for any reason. If comparable accommodations are not available, Guest may receive a complete refund of all pro- rated rent and Hotel Tax/Service Charge paid for the original villa.
CAPACITY OF VILLAS: The total number of persons allowed in the villa at any one time is restricted to the number of persons scheduled and paid for (based on two persons per bedroom). Should a group misrepresent themselves, they will not be allowed entry into the villa. Exceptions to this term are made only by management, prior to your arrival dates and for infants under 2 yrs old; if sleeping in a baby crib and not occupying one of the villa's beds.
QUIET ENJOYMENT AND PARTIES: Caribbean Villas wishes to maintain a family atmosphere for the quiet enjoyment of Guests. We rent to family groups and responsible adults only; absolutely NO house parties or functions such as weddings are allowed at the villas. Guests shall be sufficiently quiet and peaceful, so as not to disturb other residents of the neighborhood.
RATES AND PRINTING ERRORS: Caribbean Villas is not responsible for printing errors and inadvertent omissions. All rates and villa details are subject to change without prior notice.
CHECK IN TIME: St. John – 3:00 p.m. and forward. CHECK-OUT TIME: 10:00 a.m. sharp. PETS: No pets of any kind are allowed in or on the villa premises. A pet or evidence of a pet found on the villa premises will cause immediate eviction and forfeiture of Guest's entire rent and deposit.
ARRIVALS: For St. John there is one complimentary arrival that brings the arriving guests to the vehicle rental to pick up their reserved vehicle and then escorts the party to their villa. For 8pm -12 midnight arrivals there is a $50 check-in fee. You may schedule additional arrivals as needed for $75 per arrival. Please note: If we do not have your arrival information 60 days prior to your check-in, there will be a $50 charge applied to your security deposit.
CABLE TELEVISION: For St. John, most of the homes have expanded cable, with a few exceptions. Occasionally there is a problem with the cable television service. Caribbean Villas does not have any control over the cable service and repairs are currently taking between 8-14 days to complete.
PHONE SERVICE: ALL LONG DISTANCE PHONE CALLS ARE RESTRICED. We ask all guests to use a calling card to make long distance phone calls.Local calls are free. Occasionally there is a problem with the telephone lines for the villa and condo rentals. Caribbean Villas does not have any control over the telephone company and repairs are currently taking up to 30 days to complete. Rapture and Kalorama only have cell phone service.
CELL PHONE USAGE ALONG THE NORTH SHORE: If you use your cell phone on the north side of the island there is a good chance you will pick up the cell tower on Tortola (British Virgin Islands). If this happens you will be charged for an international call on your cell phone plan. DRUGS AND
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS: Guests and members of his party shall not use or permit to be brought into any villa and illegal substances, inflammable fluids (e.g., gasoline, kerosene, naphtha or benzene), or other explosives or articles deemed hazardous to life, limb or property.
VILLA, SAFE AND GATE KEYS: Caribbean Villas shall charge Guests $175 for each set of lost or mishandled keys; gate remote controls will be charged at replacement cost. Guest is required to follow all instructions precisely on where to leave your villa keys and gate remote controls when you depart–call if you are unsure!
CONSERVING ELECTRICITY: Due to the cost of electricity doubling, the air-conditioning in our villas/condos will not be turned on when you are checked into your property. At check-in, our staff will be happy to show you how to turn the systems on and off, should you decide to use the air-conditioning. We are requesting that you turn the air-conditioning off in all rooms when not at the villa. It does not take long to cool a room down when you return to the villa. We understand this is your vacation and we want it to be enjoyable and relaxing. Anything you are willing to do will be appreciated in conserving your electrical usage.
SMOKING: All Villas are non-smoking. Guests may be fined up to $150 for smoking violations. GARBAGE REMOVAL: Guests are responsible for removal of all trash from their villa. A $75 fee will be applied to guest's security deposit if rental agent is required to remove trash left behind. There are numerous dumpsters throughout the island for your use.
CABLE/INTERNET/TELEPHONE/ELECTRICITY: In the Virgin Islands these services may be interrupted. If an interruption occurs the rental manager will report the problem but we have no control over service repairs. There will be no rental refunds due to the interruption of these services. Internet Service: The internet service is subject to frequent interruption. We cannot guarantee internet quality or speed. Renters might find it convenient to travel with a cellular carrier MiFi – a couple of examples are AT&T and Virgin Mobile
- Rates
Rates are based on 2 people per bedroom
- In Season
January 4, 2021 – April 16, 2021
$2352/wk for 2 people * $30/nt each additional guest
*7 night minimum*
- Mid-Season 2020
April 17, 2021 – July 31, 2021
$1673/wk for 2 people
$30/nt per person for additional guests
* 7 night minimum *
- Off Season 2020
(August 1, 2020 – Dec. 17, 2020)
$1470/wk for 2 people
$30/nt per person for additional guests
* 7 night minimum *
- Holiday Rates
- Presidents Week
(Feb. 13-20, 2021)
$2660/wk for 2 people
(Nov. 21, 2020 – Nov. 28, 2020)
$2170/wk for 2 people
Christmas/New Years
(Dec 18, 2020 to Jan. 3, 2021)
$2660/wk for 2 people
Each additional guest is $30 per person per night
*7 night minimum *
- 12.5% Hotel tax plus a cleaning fee of $150.00
- Damage Deposit
$59 non-refundable damage waiver
(Damage must be reported while on island for it to be covered by the waiver)
- All Payments are Non-Refundable
Request Information
Thank you for your interest in Cruz Views #1 – Bliss!
Our villa consultants have 30+ years of knowledge and we look forward to helping you find your perfect villa vacation!
To email, please complete the following information or if you prefer to speak with a "live" person, please call our sales office, 800 338-0987.
We are open from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday – Friday, EST. You may also check availability and make a reservation on our website.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Diane, Dolores, Kris & Kim
Caribbean Villas of St John Staff


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State police: Homeowner shoots suspect during home invasion
3 suspects charged, fourth hospitalized
State police said a suspect was shot during a home invasion Tuesday in Chanceford Township, York County.
Four men were involved in the home invasion in the 3700 block of Brownton Road, state police said.
Police say two of the men, including James Herlth, 20, of Red Lion, entered Douglas Downs' home on Brownton Road. Downs shot Herlth in the chest with a handgun he had in his recliner, state police said. The gunshot wound caused Herlth to fall down a flight of stairs, according to police.
Police said the other suspect in the house then exchanged fire with Downs, but no one was hit.
The third suspect helped Herlth from the home into a vehicle driven by the fourth suspect and left the home, police said.
State police said they later arrested Chad Miller, 33, of Felton; Jacob Dattenhafer, 24, of Seven Valleys; and Robert Young, 26, of Windsor, after Herlth was taken to York Hospital.
Herlth is being treated at York Hospital and charges are pending against him.


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Authorities say a Southern California man was arrested at Oakland International Airport after security officers found materials they say could be used to make a bomb.
Alameda County Sheriff's officials say 49-year-old Geoffrey McGann of Rancho Palos Verdes was taken into custody Thursday night. They say he tried to pass through airport security with an ornate watch that had switches, wires and fuses that could be used to make a timing device for a bomb.
Sgt. J.D. Nelson says the bomb squad arrived within five minutes and determined there were no explosive materials in the watch.
Nelson says McGann told officers he's an artist and claimed the watch is art.
McGann was taken to Santa Rita Jail where he was charged with possessing materials to make an explosive device.


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Just after two months from the day it was announced, the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 starts shipping today. If you're in the market for a tablet and the iPad mini is just too small, but the iPad, Microsoft Surface, or Nexus 10, are too big, you might be in luck, Goldilocks—the Kindle Fire HD's screen puts it right in the middle.
Functionally, the 1920×1200 resolution Kindle Fire HD 8.9 will be very similar to the 7-inch Kindle Fire HD that launched in September. If you don't have a strong dedication to Amazon's ecosystem, with its books, Instant Video (tied to a Prime account), apps, and music, the Kindle Fire can be a hard sell compared to other platforms where Amazon's content isn't pushed in your face from many angles.
In our review of the Kindle Fire HD, we found the device to be pretty pokey when it came to navigating the apps. But the regular Fire HD uses a 1.2GHz dual-core processor, while Amazon has stepped the Fire HD 8.9 up to 1.5Ghz.
The Kindle Fire HD comes in 16GB or 32B configurations shipping today, while the 4G LTE-enabled version comes with 32GB or 64GB of storage and will ship on November 20. Prices start at $299 for the 16GB Wi-Fi-only model, going up to $599 for the 64GB 4G LTE version.


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I will explain how to choose the right mirror for the bathroom to stop any form of what to look for when buying it and useful tips to choosing bathroom mirrors with contemporary ideas
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Mirror has long been an integral part of any bathroom. Without it, it is practically impossible to get cleaned. In addition, this item combines not only functionality, but also great decorative qualities, as well as the ability to visually expand the space. Let's talk about how to choose the right mirror for bathroom, on what form will stop and what to look for when buying it.
How to choose bathroom mirrors:
Assess baseline data (bathroom Mirror):
Before you go shopping, consider the raw data your bathroom. If it is fairly modest size, and it barely fit all the necessary furniture and plumbing, then the mirror is likely to be located above the sink. If you are lucky enough to own a spacious bathroom, then you can afford to put in the bathroom mirrors to his full height.
Just do not forget that apart from the location for such a mirror , you still need a certain area in front of him, to be able to examine elementary yourself.
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If any area of the bathroom you are also available such decorative elements as the use of mirror mosaic mirror baguettes and baseboards, as well as facing an entire wall or a specific part thereof.
Decide on the dimensions of mirror:
When the location of the mirror is defined, you can set the parameters and dimensions. While in the bathroom, measure the width of the sink - if the mirror will hang over him. Rectangular should ideally be the same width or slightly smaller. But in any time does not go beyond the basin. If the mirror irregularly shaped or round, there is specific criteria and restrictions. It is important to catch proportion to the ratio of items in the bathroom mirror was harmonious.
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Measure not only a clear mirror the desired value, and a possible error in size. It might look like this: "mirror width from 80 to 100 cm in length from 60 to 100 cm." So it will be much easier to find in stores right model.
If you decide to coat the mirror an entire wall, you will have to turn for help on production, where your exact size will produce the relevant product.
Bathroom mirror style and functionality:
You most likely already know what style will be decorated bathroom and what color. Adhering to the general mood of the interior, and choose a mirror.
For more classic design fit traditional mirror in a beautiful and lush frames. Lights in them are not available, so you need to lay the cable in advance for two sconces on either side of the mirror or one above it.
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If your style is closer to modern , there opportunities both in terms of appearance and in terms of functionality - the sea.
Mirrors can be framed or not, with sharp or rounded edges. It is also possible built-in lighting or magnifying mirror for shaving and applying makeup. In addition, the more expensive models, you can find glass preheat function to prevent fogging, and feature "hidden monitor" - when using the push of a button the mirror turns into a screen to view video. Yet there are models with touch-sensitive buttons that communicate with your phone via wi-fi, and lets you listen to your favorite music without leaving the bathroom.
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Check the quality of the product:
Now, when the bathroom mirror is already selected, be sure to pay attention to its characteristics. It should be moisture resistant. This is best said silver mirror coating base. In the article, which you will take, be sure to check the integrity - the surface should be smooth and clean, with no chips, scratches, cracks and other foreign mechanical damage. Bulges and bubbles in the coating are also considered marriage.
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Now you know what to look for when choosing bathroom mirrors. And we are confident that you will be able to purchase the best option for your home.
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I hope that this post be useful and provided great ideas and tips for choosing bathroom mirrors .
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Once again it's time for the weekly Speaking in Tech podcast, hosted by Greg Knieriemen, Ed Saipetch and Sarah Vela - although this week Sarah is hiding.
So it's just Ed and Greg with special guest Ben Kepes - the well-known tech evangelist, investor, commentator and business adviser - to talk about the week's news and views about IT's who's who.
This week we discuss...
- Greg and Ed's banter about McDonalds fan-mail, Cisco Live and foot-fitted web-cams.
- Greg as an opening act to ubiquitous rock-star physicist Prof Brian Cox - who everyone had turned to see and hear, rather than Greg.
- PRISM and the NSA spying programme.
- New Zealand gets into spying.
- Hong Kong as a refuge for whistleblowers.
- Standards for the software defined data centre?
- Savvis acquires AppFog.
- The platform-as-a-Service market.
- Pivotal, CloudFoundry and fruity bits.
- Sticky PaaS.
- The changing role of the CTO and CIO.
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text: A new fiction serial from the creator of Welcome to Night Vale, Alice Isn't Dead follows a truck driver in her search across America for the wife she had long assumed was dead. In the course of her search, she will encounter not-quite-human serial murderers, towns literally lost in time, and a conspiracy that goes way beyond one missing woman. New episodes every other Tuesday through July 12. Performed by Jasika Nicole. Written by Joseph Fink. Produced by Disparition. Part of the Night Vale Presents network.


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This week is a bridge week…designed to allow your muscles & nervous system a chance to fully recover and get ready for what's coming next week.
The workout listed below is for those trainees interested in adding muscle to their physiques and who are not exhausted from the past few weeks of workouts.
If that isn't you, skip these workouts and go do a yoga or pilates or do a week of cardio. And most of you could do with a bunch of joint mobility work, so go visit Kelly Starrett over at Mobility WOD and start working out some of those kinks
Alright, let's get on with the…
Circles – Starting with the ankles and moving all the way up to your neck, gently make circles with all of your joints – 10 revolutions each joint in each direction
Dead Bug – Push your lower back into the floor and articulate your arms & legs as in the video. 1 set of as many reps as possible with your lower back pushed into the floor. When your back starts to arch…STOP
1 Arm Swing Snatch – 25 reps per arm – Dumbbell or kettlebell – choose a light weight – the goal is to warm-up
Exercise #1
Bulgarian Squat/Lunge (bodyweight only)
Warm up with 2 sets per leg of 10 reps
* Then do 40 to 60 reps per leg by…
* banging out the first 15-20 in normal fashion…rest for a few seconds – drawing in 4 big breaths…and then bang out a few more reps (1-5),,,rest again…lift again…rest again…until you get to your maximum (40-60) reps
Rest 5 minutes, and then do the other leg
Rest another 5 min and move onto….
Exercise #2
Glute Ham Raises (2 Leg)
Same protocol as the Bulgarians
- Warm up with a couple of 10 rep sets
- And then try to get between 50-80 reps
* banging out those first 30 or so in normal fashion…rest for a few seconds – drawing in 4 big breaths…and then bang out a few more reps ,,,rest again…lift again…rest again…until you get to (50-80) reps
Note: There is a good chance some of you won't be able to do 50 reps. Here's what I want you to do – place an incline bench or big stability ball in front of you so that you can do partial reps.
You will have to fiddle around with the depth of repetition and the # of repetitions to get it right.
Either way, remember that you legs should be screaming at you by the end of this single work set
That's it, you're done for today.
Stretch and Go home
Tomorrow, do some easy cardio & stretching (lots of stretching)
Friday, it's back to the weights


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The FBI doesn't care much for the future of cryptocurrency: over $17 million worth of wacky internet money, seized from internet drug barons on the Silk Road, will be dumped via auction. Now's your chance to buy some bargain Bitcoins and feel like you're in a cool crime thriller.
The auction itself, which the Wall Street Journal smartly speculates could depress the value of Bitcoin worldwide, begins June 27th. So, you have until then to get the $200,000 deposit together (that's US dollars, not pixel dust) before the bidding begins. If that's too much, too soon, this is just the beginning: the Journal also reports that FBI auctioneers are preparing to offload another (roughly) $83 million worth of seized Silk Road coins sometime down the line.
This must represent some sort of turning point for the still-shady virtual currency. Bitcoin now it joins the company of tinted pink hummers, jet skis—and of course, cold hard cash—in the pantheon of seized drug dealer accoutrements.
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What the German Elections Mean for Europe – and Beyond
Europe is waiting with bated breath for the outcome of the September 22 general elections in Germany. The question on everyone's mind is not really whether Chancellor Angela Merkel retains power or if her main rival Peer Steinbrueck will take over the helm of Europe's largest economy but what the composition of a new coalition government will be. Merkel herself, who is often described as "the de facto leader of the European Union" and has topped opinion polls for months, is widely expected to retain the chancellorship for a further four years. However, it is looking doubtful whether the liberal Free Democrats, the main partner of her Christian Democratic Union, will make the grade.
Opinion polls indicate a narrow lead for Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats and sister party the Christian Social Union along with the Free Democrats, but most Germans polled say they would prefer what is called a "grand coalition" of Christian Democrats and Social Democrats, indicating which way the vote may go. Such an alliance might indeed be better equipped to deal with the mammoth problems facing Europe than the current administration. Should Merkel be re-elected, as widely expected, she will have to redouble her efforts to ensure the survival of the euro, which she has frequently described as being of crucial importance not only to her country but to the survival of the European Union (EU).
Europe's Powerhouse
Germany has proved to be the anchor that has so far provided stability during the eurozone crisis. However, that has not stopped many in Europe from feeling that Berlin has failed to offer dynamic leadership, affording only piece-meal solutions to fend off impending fiscal calamities. Gripes about Merkel's lack of vision for the long-term success of the European project can be heard mainly outside the country, while Germans themselves appear quite content with her cautious, step-by-step approach.
Without its main motor, the EU would come to a standstill, and many would argue that it already has, as Germany has been engaged in its election campaign. Key decisions affecting the 28-member bloc have been put on hold; on the question of a third bailout for Greece, for instance, or on a possible banking union. Ironically, the future of the EU has not figured prominently in the campaign – the issue has been rather suppressed in fact – nor has Germany's role in it.
Anxious Neighbours
France's Socialist-led government would prefer Germany's new administration to be a grand coalition of Christian Democrats and Social Democrats in the hope that the latter would be able to push for a number of significant concessions on Europe. Paris has made no bones about its disillusionment with European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso. When Portugal's former Conservative prime minister's term ends next year, France would count on a grand coalition in Germany to back a center-left successor, preferably European Parliament President and Social Democrat Martin Schulz, who hails from Germany. However, some political analysts argue that, unless French President Francois Hollande and the new German chancellor, whether Merkel or Steinbrueck, seriously tackle the main concerns of Europeans – with high unemployment topping the list – voters might turn in large numbers to eurosceptic parties, such as France's anti-immigration National Front, in next year's European Parliament elections.
Only a year ago, with Merkel considering having debt-ridden Greece ejected from the eurozone, the newly-elected Hollande offered to lead a revolt of southern European states to counter a feared German domination of Europe. In the end, the two decided for pragmatic reasons to step back from the brink. Since then, the German leader has been more determined than ever to keep Greece in, while at the same time saying it should never have been admitted into the group in the first place – a move she blames on her Social Democrat predecessor Gerhard Schroeder.
Although Germany has made the biggest contribution to the bailout packages, Merkel has regularly been attacked in Greece for prescribing such a heavy dose of austerity, even to the extent of being depicted by some media in a Nazi uniform, much to the chagrin of the German people. Her challenger Steinbrueck has criticized Merkel's debt crisis policies, saying they are doing more to harm southern Europe than to help it. However, as his Social Democrats voted in parliament in favor of the bailout packages, a policy change is unlikely should he be elected chancellor.
Reluctant EU member Britain may not be a part of the eurozone but would still suffer disastrous consequences were the euro to collapse. And Britons of all political persuasions, who are not misled by the "Leave Europe" rhetoric, know they need Germany, the bloc's main paymaster and economic powerhouse, to keep it afloat. Merkel has been extremely tolerant of her Conservative counterpart in the UK, David Cameron – who like the German leader, is also in alliance with the Liberals – not least because of his veto in 2011 of an EU treaty amendment aimed at tackling the eurozone crisis. But if a grand coalition of Conservatives and Social Democrats emerges in Germany later this month, it may no longer be quite so accommodating of Cameron's approach towards Europe.
Beyond Europe
Across the Atlantic, initial criticism of the German-backed austerity measures for ailing eurozone states has eased as the debt crisis has receded to a certain extent. Now both Merkel and President Barack Obama are pressing for a US-European deal to expand the 4.5-trillion-dollar annual trans-Atlantic trade and investment. Steinbrueck on the other hand, has called for the trade negotiations to be suspended because of the spying activities against European institutions and citizens by the US intelligence agency, the NSA (National Security Agency). Eager to strike a chord with German voters enraged by the scandal, he said in a recent interview that he would break off the talks until he was told by the Americans whether German government offices and European institutions were bugged and being spied upon. While claiming little knowledge of the NSA's activities in Germany, Merkel has said the affair is over and done with.
In spite of the apparent language barrier between them, the Chancellor and President Obama appear to have a good working relationship, if not a close personal friendship. It is important for the two leaders to be comfortable with each other in view of the fact that the United States and Germany are the two biggest players in the trans-Atlantic partnership, and Germany's economic dominance in Europe has increased as the debt crisis weakened most other members of the eurozone.
During Merkel's two terms in office, disagreements over democratic principles and reforms have seriously strained Germany's relations with Russia, and although there is no reason to expect further deterioration after the elections, no improvement is thought likely either. In contrast to her predecessor Schroeder – who went on to work for Russian energy giant Gazprom – Merkel has not hit it off with President Vladimir Putin, even though she speaks Russian and he speaks German. Right from the start, she adopted a pragmatic approach in her dealings with the Kremlin and was not afraid to criticize what she saw as human rights abuses. Some Russian experts think it will make little difference which parties form the new coalition in Berlin but still feel that a grand coalition would be the most favourable option, as the Social Democrats would probably not be so openly critical of Russia.
Further East, China would likely welcome another term for Merkel, who has paid frequent visits to the world's second largest economic power. But regardless of who wins the elections, Sino-German relations are bound to remain a priority. For over a decade, China has been Germany's second-biggest non-European export market after the United States and has supplied more goods to Germany than any other country except the Netherlands.
Back in Europe, Germans are not the only ones eagerly awaiting the outcome of the polls next weekend but also people living in ailing economies on the continent whose immediate future hinges on the policies of the new government in Berlin, as well as EU institutions, which are impatient to press ahead with urgently needed reforms.


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'Louis XIV' (patented in 1870) was one of the many innovative patterns introduced by Gorham following the coin period, this one using suggestions of classical elements – column, arches, volutes, dart-and-egg in a new way, with a very pleasing result. The spoon is in excellent condition – no bends, dents, pits or burrs – only superficial scratches expected with age. It is 8.75 in., 54 g., and has a lovely script monogram CEL on the reverse.
These are very attractive spoons, 5.25 long, with a twisted shank terminating in a rounded flat end with a Japanesque bright-cut décor that is in keeping with other patterns ca. 1880. The bowls have raised ridges (to keep the ice cream from sticking?) and have very pale suggestions of original gold treatment...
Whiting's "Alhambra," which was introduced in 1880 during a decade full of patterns with exotic references to places and cultures that defined the Romantic period. The handle is a fluted column topped by a geometric form filled with threaded tendrils on a textured background and a central cartouche which contains a script monogram H. The bowl is an elongated shell form with alternating rounded and pointed edges...
Ricco / Ricci Argentieri is a very old Italian silver manufacturer that claims to use 10 times the normal amount of silver in the plating process. The "Bernini" pattern displays light classic elements – volute, acanthus, thread, shell – on the handle, and the serving blade echoes the shape of the handle. This handsome, solid piece is well-finished and has not been used, showing only the scratches that came from storage drawer in the store. It is 10.5 in. long...
The pleasing use of acid etching to define the floral surface of 'Clematis' (introduced in 1885) combines with delicate engraving of leaves and vine to give new life to a standard Old English pattern. The bowl is elongated with a suggestion of honeysuckle in the repousse treatment, and terminates in a soft point. It might have been used for pudding, but certainly shouldn't be limited to that! There are remains of gold wash in the bowl...
Gorham introduced 'Old Baronial' in 1998, during the tenure of William Codman as chief of design at Gorham. Codman's background in restoration of medieval objects is evident in this pattern which invokes the revival of the Gothic period in Baronial Europe – in this case, the blending of a lion's head with foliate, scroll and floral motifs. The spoon is in very fine condition with no problems whatever, a touch over 8.5 in. long and it weighs 80 grams...
Nordic silver of the 20th Century is in a class of its own – attempts to copy it seem to fall short. This spoon embodies the the frequent simplicity of plain and flat surfaces relieved by something organic and sculptural often encountered in modern Danish patterns. The handle's length and width are emphasized by a sharp, straight line down the center, terminating with a curved, bowl of flowers. The shape of the bowl echoes the curves of the flower bowl, which could be sitting atop a column...
This was probably a place spoon – larger than English or American counterparts at 9-1/8 inches. The type – a 'reverse tipt' – spoon was made in virtually every silver-producing country in the 19th Century, and fits easily with the city mark for Kronstadt – modern Brasov – for 1850. Kronstadt was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1850, but is now in Romania. With the city mark is the letter N, – it could be a year code, but I have been unable to get the mark closer than ca...
This lovely Whiting sterling pattern has only recently been identified as "La France,'' having previously been known as "Roses and Scroll" or whatever the viewer might choose. It doesn't seem to have been a full line pattern, but one that people are often drawn to. The handle shows a softening of the pattern and is punctuated by a shallow N monogram. The pointed bowl has light but even remnants of gold wash with a small and very shallow dent that is mentioned for clarity...
Northern California's silver industry was a natural outgrown of the discovery of silver there in 1849, and several jewelers and silversmiths emigrated to San Francisco to contribute to the new economic wealth that was California's. Several businesses emerged, many making or selling the same patterns in silver...
John R. Wendt trained for his craft in Germany before moving to Boston, and around 1860 to New York in order to provide silver largely to Ball, Black & Co. His patterns were creative and his work excellent. 'Ribbon' was introduced ca. 1870, using a variety of delicate design elements that seem to layer the length of the upper handle like 'ribbons' which are held in place with two bands and terminate under a small bead...
The pattern is an unnamed one (although sometimes called 'Queen of the Sea' to distinguish it) attributed Philo Gilbert of New York, ca, 1860, but seldom sold with his mark. Rather, a multitude of retailers – including Gorham and Shiebler – have appeared on examples of this pattern; these are marked with New York City jeweler Giles, Wales & Co...
Old French is a beautiful Gorham pattern patented in 1904 which was based on the early French thread, with the suggestion of a soft "tip" that marked the French prototype. Like its predecessor, Old French is heavy with simple elegance. There are 5 dinner knives (9.75 in.), and two groups – one of 5, and one of 2 – of luncheon knives (8.75 in.), all with old French stainless blades. The condition is good – that is, they have no splits or serious dents or scratches, but there are m...
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The sculptural design of this piece is similar to those of Jensen and others using new forms in the Scandinavian silver world just after the turn of the 20th Century. This graceful version of a lily, cut to reveal its curvilinear elements on an otherwise flat surface, is very similar to one done in sterling (ca. 1910) also by Axel Prip which appears in sterling as shown on p. 177 of the inventory catalog of the Deutsches Klingenmuseum Solingen (Germany), "Art Nouveau Knives, Forks & Spoons,...
This boxed set contains 12 knives (7 in.) and 12 forks (6 in.) in a Chippendale pattern manufactured by Lutz & Weiss of Pforzheim, Germany, introduced sometime in the early 1900s. They are marked with Lutz & Weiss's mark, 800, and the Imperial half-moon and crown. These can be used for fruit, cocktails, cheese, pastry, or many other things. The fitted paper-covered box (which has damage about 2 in. x Âľ in. of damage) about has protected them from friction / stacking wear, and there are no d...
The death of George Washington is usually credited with this variation in the austere taste in silver that was popular in America at the end of the 18th Century. With the otherwise rounded corners of the spoons beveled to suggest a coffin, this style is considered by many as a uniquely American invention. Longer, more pointed bowls complete the visual suggestion of length from the straight handles of the 7 spoons. The downturn at the (reverse tipt) ends of the handles is slight, the only reli...
It's hard to say who actually made these spoons – they are unsigned, but marked simply "COIN 3," and an (unknown) retailer G. Cram – but the habits of both William B. Durgin and Knowles & Ladd which sometimes included that practice, i.e., silver content and a numeral, could argue for either, and their uncommon design would seem to reinforce that assumption. The handles are straight-edged and terminate in 5 lobes. The hand-engraved surface of the handles uses wiggle-work to enclose a t...
The fish slice / knife / server as it evolved in the 19th Century took the form of its blade from the body of a headless and tailless fish. John Westervelt's interpretation includes an engraved medallion head inscribed in a roundel on the handle, very likely that of Oceanus, whose body was that of a fish. This piece is decorated by neo-classical motifs – acanthus, dart-and-egg, floral sprays – in engraving, bright-cutting, and engine-turning. The twisted handle is thick and adds strength...


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I've been hitting the limits of gigabit ethernet at home for quite a while now, and as I spend more time working with cloud technologies this started to frustrate me.
I'd heard of other folk getting good results with second hand Infiniband cards and decided to give it a go myself.
I bought two Voltaire dual-port Infiniband adapters – a 4X SDR PCI-E x4 card. And in a 2 metre 8470 cable, and we're in business.
There are other, more comprehensive guides around to setting this up – e.g. http://davidhunt.ie/wp/?p=2291 or http://pkg-ofed.alioth.debian.org/howto/infiniband-howto-4.html
On ubuntu the hardware was autodetected; all I needed to do was:
modprobe ib_ipoib sudo apt-get install opensm # on one machine
And configure /etc/network/interfaces – e.g.:
iface ib1 inet static address 192.168.2.3 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.2.0 up echo connected >`find /sys -name mode | grep ib1` up echo 65520 >`find /sys -name mtu | grep ib1`
With no further tuning I was able to get 2Gbps doing linear file copies via Samba, which I suspect is rather pushing the limits of my circa 2007 home server – I'll investigate futher to identify where the bottlenecks are, but the networking itself I suspect is ok – netperf got me 6.7Gbps in a trivial test.


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If you are fortunate enough to have a rotisserie on your grill, nothing beats a brined whole chicken that turns slowly on a spit and bastes itself while the skin turns golden brown and delicious.
How to Make It
In a large pot combine the brine ingredients. Stir well to dissolve the sugar and salt.
Submerge the chicken in the brine, breast side down, and refrigerate for 6 to 12 hours.
Prepare the grill for indirect cooking over medium heat (350° to 450°F).
Remove the chicken from the pot and discard the brine. Pat the chicken dry with paper towels. Truss the chicken with butcher's twine.
Following the grill's instructions, secure the chicken in the middle of a rotisserie spit, put the spit in place, and turn on the motor. Place a large disposable foil pan underneath the chicken to catch the drippings. Cook the chicken over indirect medium heat, with the lid closed, for 1 hour.
If your grill has an infrared burner at the back of the grill, after 1 hour of cooking, light that burner and set it to medium heat (leaving the regular outside burners on medium and the middle burners turned off). If your grill does not have an infrared burner, continue to cook the chicken as you were doing. Either way, cook the chicken until the surface is deep golden brown and the internal temperature reaches 160° to 165°F in the thickest part of the thigh (not touching the bone). This should take 10 to 20 minutes with the infrared burner and 20 to 30 minutes without the infrared burner. Watch carefully that the chicken skin does not burn.
When the chicken is fully cooked, turn off the rotisserie motor and remove the spit from the grill. Tilt the chicken upright over the foil pan so that the liquid that has accumulated in the chicken's cavity pours into the pan. Let rest for 10 to 15 minutes (the internal temperature will rise 5 to 10 degrees during this time.) Transfer the chicken from the spit to a cutting board. Cut into serving pieces. Serve warm.
© 2011 Weber-Stephen Products LLC. Recipe from Weber's Time to Grill™ by Jamie Purviance. Used with permission.


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WICHITA, Kan. (Feb. 25, 2009) – Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced its ongoing efforts to create a Wichita sustainability coalition.
WICHITA, Kan. (Feb. 18, 2009) – Many of America's most successful companies are under fire for owning business aircraft.
WICHITA, Kan. (Feb. 12, 2009) – Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Company, LLC (HBAC) reported net sales of $3.5 billion and operating income of $135.5 million for the 12 months ending Dec. 31, 2008.
WICHITA, Kan. (Feb. 11, 2009) – If the three Detroit CEOs had arrived in Washington in the Beechcraft King Air 350, they might have received a warmer reception from their legislative hosts.
CHESTER, U.K. (Jan. 23, 2009) – Hawker Beechcraft Corporation today expanded its global customer service and support capability with the opening of a new Hawker Beechcraft Services (HBS) paint facility in Chester, U.K.
MESA, Ariz. (Jan. 5, 2009) – Hawker Beechcraft Corporation today enhanced the industry's largest factory-owned service center network with the opening of the newest Hawker Beechcraft Services (HBS) aircraft maintenance facility at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (IWA) in Mesa, Ariz.


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Cool to see this upcoming collection from my bud Randy now available for pre-order at Amazon for under 12 bucks:
Ariel Chylde, the girl who can become the creatures from her many nightmares, seeks salvation and a cure for her curse following the deadly events in Salem! Collected for the first time comes the fan-favorite "Legacy" and "Redemption" storylines, with brand-new art and cover gallery by Randy Queen.
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Darkchylde Collection
Cool to see this upcoming collection from my bud Randy now available for pre-order at Amazon for under 12 bucks:
Posted by Rot at 5:36 PM
Labels: art, artist, comic book, comics, darkchylde, randy queen
3 comments:
- Unknown said...
Oh, awesome. I'll be looking forward to this. Will be ordering soon!
- December 1, 2010 at 9:35 AM
- Rot said...
I preordered mine last night.
It'll be cool to see this as a Carpenter film.
- December 1, 2010 at 9:50 AM
- The Gill-Man said...
Good to know these stories are seeing print again. With Carpenter's film in the works, this is really a perfect time to read this!
- December 1, 2010 at 4:08 PM
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Home Trends: Mixing trends: abstract + modern
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Staging and real estate preparations has really made a boom in the design and decorating world. From television to magazines, the tricks and advice given to home sellers (and buyers) is extensive. Staging has become an industry all its own.
Prepping your home to sell has many guidelines and strict concepts that are advised by real estate professionals; however, you still want the home to feel like your own. You can stage a home from floor to ceiling to create that home which appeals to the masses, but you still hope to have the interior decor that is caters to our taste. I'm here to tell you that you can marry different trends together to compliment your style and that of others. Take the abstract theme that demonstrates bold colors and shapes and merge it with the simplistic, minimalist qualities of the modern style, and you have yourself a staged home with your personal finesse.
The theory behind the modern taste brings together many concepts – contemporary ideas, modest furnishings and accents, no clutter, easy lines and mindful color combinations. With that said, the modern take in home decor is any Realtor's dream. Simple sells! Neutral walls and straightforward furniture configurations allow the buyer to relate easily to your home. Buyers are seeking to effortlessly place themselves, their family and their belongings in your home.
Although, the modern decor strikes the real estate world, the style may not cater to your more creative, color-hungry preferences. This is when you can start mixing trends in your home to accomplish the perfect harmonization that compliments your taste. After all, it is still your home, and you deserve to be comfortable too.
Along with the popularity of minimalist modern design, eclectic and abstract characteristics are attractive fashions of today's modern interiors decorators. The eclectic and abstract details bring playful colors, strong textures and (at times) random details together to complement and tell a story. Many folks like to keep pieces of their history and incorporate them into one room. Eclectic spaces and accents allow visitors to witness a narration of the home owners' lives and these rooms tend to spark conversation.
Abstract ideas focus primarily on color and ambiguity. Unfamiliar spaces and hues of the abstract sense marry effortlessly with the eclectic style.
Bringing together the modernist, abstract and eclectic creates a complete package – buyer friendly, yet fun and jazzy to capture attention, spark interest and adhere to your style. Take the dining room pictured here as an example. When placing a simple, clean dining set within a neutrally, modern-styled kitchen, you need an additional pop. This designer added an abstract wall painted with a handful of different, yet complimenting hues to create a focal point.
Practice your minimalist-modern personality in your home as you prepare to sell, but remember to keep it hip as you unite different trends.
For more home style tips and information visit ifurnish and More Space Place in Frisco or email Kalyn Johnson at email@example.com.
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Detail of Otto Piene's Neon Medusa (1969). Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, SUNY.
Yes, I dream of a better world.
Should I dream of a worse?
Yes, I desire a wider world.
Should I desire a narrower?
- Otto Piene, 1961
A dark gallery space is illuminated by a single ochre neon bulb, which initiates a choreographed lighting sequence comprising 449 additional bulbs, each attached with metallic arms to a central chrome orb. Neon Medusa (1969) by Otto Piene (1928-2014) evokes Sputnik and networks of cables, Cold War technological development and military communication and control, while also calling to mind constellations, Vegas casinos, and illuminated communities dotting a shiny globe. Its seeming exuberance seems incongruous with the anxieties of the nuclear age, and with the title—Medusa being the famously hideous woman of myth, who turned onlookers to stone if they stared into her face. Where the Medusa of Greek myth is the terrifying, deadly Other, Piene's piece is a different kind of Other, a technological Other, that invites our steady gaze.
A founding member of seminal postwar art collaborative/movement Zero, Piene passed away in July, leaving behind a body of work that—like Neon Medusa—invites viewers to engage directly with technology and its transformative potential. The Medusa is currently on view in "The Art of Zero: Heinz Mack, Otto Piene, Günther Uecker & Friends" at the Neuberger Museum in Purchase, New York (July 13 – Sept. 28, 2014); with "Otto Piene, More Sky" now on view at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin (July 19 – August 31, 2014) and ZERO: Countdown to Tomorrow, 1950s-60s (October 10, 2014–January 7, 2015) soon to be showing at Guggenheim New York, it seems a reassessment of Zero art for the twenty-first century is underway. We are primed for this work, given today's whiplash of rapid technological advances against a backdrop of political violence and the uncertainty of climate change—for us, as for the artists of the immediate postwar era, it is "both the seeming end of the world and its beginning."
For Piene, the seeming end of the world came early, in the form of war and Allied bombers raining incendiary explosives on targets both military and civilian. Drafted as one of Hitler's Kindersoldat, Piene spent the years after the war in a British internment camp, where he took up art, eventually taking up a formal education in Munich.
In 1950, Piene moved to Düsseldorf to attend the Academy of Fine Art. The city was, as he later recalled, "a gray emptiness...a cultural cemetery and a knowledge vacuum." Amid the city's ruins and against the backdrop of its conservative vision of the future, Piene and his fellow artist Heinz Mack—lacking access to any real cultural infrastructure—began holding one-night exhibitions in their studios. Piene, Mack and Yves Klein published the magazine Zero 1 in April 1958 and by October of that year, a group of seven or eight affiliated artists exhibited and published Zero 2.
Heinz Mack, Otto Piene, Günther Uecker. Photo: R. Van den Boom.
The group's key premises included the rejection of expressionism and subjectivity and an enthusiasm for the renewal of art via the new materials offered by technology. As Piene wrote, "From the beginning we looked upon the term [Zero] not as an expression of nihilism or as a dada-like gag, but as a word indicating a zone of silence and of pure possibilities for a new beginning as the count-down when rockets take off. Zero is the incommensurable zone in which the old state turns into the new."[1] The imagery of the rocket here is key; technology may have been associated with the ravages of war, but it also offered the only possibility for renewal.
Piene's nod to a destructive technology is telling. The potential for renewal is not an inherent characteristic of technology; rather, it can be found only in a coming together of elements that are often treated as disparate: technology, humans, and natural elements. "Zero" is the unlimited expansive potential of these elements drawn so tightly together that they amount to nothing except that potential.
This aesthetic of interdependent systems, which sought to bring together nature, human, and machine, can be seen in works by the Zero group that create an interplay between the artwork and its environment, between natural and man-made materials.
Works currently on view at the Neuberger include Uecker's 1963 Nail Structure, a grid of painted white nails on canvas, and his Column of Nails (1964), nails roughly hammered into a rectangular pillar, painted white, and perched on eroding, untouched, timber, take alien, plant-like forms, while retaining the familiarity of a man made technology—the nail. The rectangular stainless steel sheets in Mack's Untitled (1964) reflect, and therefore manipulate, the light that strikes them.
Light was a particularly important part of Zero's embrace of both technological and natural elements. Light was potent: an explosion illuminating a cityscape or a glint off of shrapnel. For Piene, the embrace of light emerged from a series of "raster" paintings, for which he used grid-like stencils to transfer materials including oil paint and soot onto canvas and paper. He came to the idea of working with light as a medium after shining a light through one of these stencils, in a move that seemed to anticipate the pixellated light fields of digital images.
Detail of Gunther Uecker's Nail Structure (1963). Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, SUNY.
The systems aesthetic is further explored in works where artist, viewer, materials, and environment were all implicated. Zero friend Hans Haacke's Slow Bubble (1964-68) consisted of a single bubble floating within a Plexiglas tube filled with clear viscous liquid. There is an interplay between organic and inorganic, between the artist's authorship and nature's intervention: Haacke has captured air within a viscous liquid, but the air and liquid move according to fluid dynamics, gravitational forces, perhaps the footsteps of the viewer. In Haacke's terms, this is "a 'system' of interdependent processes."[2]
Such a system is on display, too, in Zero collaborator Harmut Bohm's Homogenes Feld 8 (1965) and Homogenes Feld II (1965), where small, rectangular, magnetized plastic pieces chitter inside a Plexiglas grid. The plastic pieces jump about at random in their individual boxes, though each are connected through one electric current. As with the choreographed illumination in Piene's Medusa, the work seems a kinesthetic model of interconnected processes, a visual metaphor for Zero's ethos of community and interdependence.
Detail of Harmut Bohm's Homogenes Feld 8 (1965). Collection Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, SUNY.
Thus the disbanding of the group in 1967 did not end Piene's use of technology to foster a communal spirit through art. 280 people collaborated to create Piene's Olympic Rainbow, a work of "sky art" created for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Colored fabric sheets were stitched together and inflated to fly as a malleable, wafting rainbow above the entire Olympic stadium. The work was seen by "a live audience of 200,000" during the closing ceremonies of the games, and by a "worldwide television audience, reached by communication satellites, that numbered between 350 and 500 million. The scale of this event...was possible only with the help of modern technology and engineering." Spectacle and television, which were pressed into propagandistic service for the 1936 Olympics, here were intended to bring about "a complex interplay involving people, objets d'art, high technology, human environment, and nature."
In 1992, Otto Piene asserted: "[Art-and-technology] is alive and well and enjoying more vitality, variety, and expansion than ever before. It is currently the only expanding field in the arts; it feeds vitally into technology and industry...'art applications' have abounded since the advent of photography." As technologies have developed, so too have the outlets in which artists create. Piene's championing of the artist's usefulness to the technologist and vice versa, and for the artist as technologist, may seem to suggest a naïve optimism about technological progress. However optimistic, the implication that each new development is always a step forward is rooted in the potentiality of a countdown to zero.
Thus a notion of progress lies in Medusa's flashing through various stages of illumination: each advancement, each illumination, originates with darkness. Zero art suggested that finding a radical potential for the future must begin with a willingness to look squarely at the medusa, with an understanding of the interconnectedness of technology, nature, and ourselves, as part of a dynamic system. In our contemporary context—our networked lives, our urge to collaborate, our grappling with insurmountable geopolitical problems—Zero's wilfull belief that this potential existed is well worth revisiting.
[1] Quoted in Günter Bergaus, "Happenings in Europe: Trends, Events, and Leading Figures," Happenings and Other Acts, 270.
[2] Quoted in Nick Kaye, Site-Specific Art: Performance, Place and Documentation, 147.


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Center court at Augsburg's Si Melby Hall to be dedicated to Ernie Anderson Feb. 17
Note: This event was originally planned to be held on January 29, but was postponed due to bad weather.
Augsburg College will honor longtime athletic director and men's basketball coach Ernie Anderson by naming the center court at recently renovated Si Melby Hall in his honor.
A ceremony to dedicate the court will be held during the Augsburg men's basketball team's Saturday, Feb. 17, game against Gustavus. Game time is 3:00 p.m. A pre-dedication luncheon will begin at noon at the college's Christensen Center. Tickets for the luncheon are $12. To make reservations for the dedication luncheon, contact Irene Steenson at (612) 330-1245, or for more information, contact Norm Okerstrom at (612) 330-1616.
Anderson served the college as men's basketball coach for 23 seasons and as athletic director for 34 years, in addition to teaching in the health and physical education department for nearly four decades.
Anderson has been a member of the Augsburg community since the 1930s, when he attended the Augsburg Academy as a prep student. He played basketball and baseball at Augsburg, graduating from the college with a history degree in 1937.
After receiving his master's degree from the University of Minnesota, he returned to his alma mater in 1947 as athletic director, men's basketball coach and as an instructor and director of health and physical education.
He coached basketball for 23 years, (1947-70), compiling a 266-239 overall record. The Auggies won MIAC crowns in 1963, 1964 and 1965, advancing to NAIA district competition and the NAIA national tournament twice. He earned MIAC Coach of the Year honors each of the conference title seasons.
As athletic director, he was president of the NAIA in the 1970-71 school year, was named to the NAIA Hall of Fame in 1975, and was inducted into the Augsburg Athletics Hall of Fame in 1975. He also earned the Distinguished Service Award from the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce in 1965 and 1970. He served on several NAIA committees and on the United States Olympic Basketball Committee from 1969 to 1973.
In 1984, the college named its outdoor athletic field in honor of Anderson and longtime coach Edor Nelson. The field will be rededicated in Nelson's honor in the fall of 2001.
Both the Anderson and Nelson events are part of a celebration of recent major improvements in Augsburg's athletic facilities. Augsburg has recently completed major renovations in Si Melby Hall, installing a new playing floor, bleachers and scoreboard in the gymnasium, along with a renovated fitness center and new offices. The Augsburg Ice Arena also received new boards, glass, bleachers and new scoreboards, along with other renovations, during the summer of 2000.


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A year from today someone—perhaps Barack Obama, perhaps Mitt Romney, or maybe even Donald Trump—will stand outside the Capitol in Washington, D.C., and deliver an inaugural address ushering in a new presidential term. The odds are good that the speech will be forgettable. Most of them are.
But some speechwriter will get the chance to beat the odds. Let's hope that she (or he) uses the next 365 days to figure out what makes for a great inaugural address. To help him or her along, here's my list of the six best inaugural addresses along with a famous passage from each:
1. Thomas Jefferson (1801). Jefferson took office as the nation's first political parties were just taking shape, marking the first time that the presidency passed from one party to another. Jefferson understood the moment and reminded his fellow citizens that more united the young nation than divided it.
We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists.
2. Abraham Lincoln (1861). As the United States descended into the darkness of the Civil War, Lincoln held out hope for his nation. He urged North and South to settle their differences within the Union rather than break it apart. His call went unheeded, but not because of a lack of eloquence.
I am loath to close. We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.
3. Abraham Lincoln (1865). Lincoln had good reason to be bitter as he prepared to take the oath of office for the second time. Thousands of his countrymen had died on the battlefield, and many thousands more had seen their lives uprooted. Many of his supporters wanted him to be unsparing in his treatment of the soon-to-be-defeated Confederacy. Rather than invoking themes of punishment and revenge, however, Lincoln delivered a speech of incredible generosity and wisdom.
With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.
4. Theodore Roosevelt (1905). TR took the oath of office just as the United States came into its own as an economic and world power. He encouraged his fellow citizens to recognize their good fortune to inherit the hard work of the generations before them, and he called on them to undertake the hard work necessary to keep the United States a great power. In all, it was the inaugural address one would expect from a man who wouldn't let a bullet stop him from giving a speech.
Never before have men tried so vast and formidable an experiment as that of administering the affairs of a continent under the forms of a Democratic republic....Upon the success of our experiment much depends, not only as regards our own welfare, but as regards the welfare of mankind.
5. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1933). FDR took office during the depth of the Great Depression. Facing a country gripped with uncertainty and self-doubt, he understood that he needed to restore not just the country's economic confidence but also its psychological confidence. He succeeded.
So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself--nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.
6. John F. Kennedy (1961). As the 1960s dawned, Americans worried that their epic victory in World War II was about to be eclipsed by the inexorable march of global communism. JFK responded to these fears with a sweeping pledge that America would bear any burden in the defense of liberty and a rousing call for Americans to support their country.
And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country.
No list of the best inaugural addresses ever would be complete without mentioning which president delivered the worst one ever. You might think that the winner in this category would be William Henry Harrison. He took two hours to deliver an 8,000-word speech outdoors, without a hat or coat, on a bitterly cold and snowy day. Pity the poor crowd that had to listen to that.
But no, that performance only earns William Henry Harrison the runner-up prize. The winner of worst inaugural speech ever was James Buchanan. Why? Because he used his 1857 speech to complain that the country was so consumed in debating slavery that it was ignoring other, more important issues. That reveals a lot about why Buchanan tops virtually every list of the worst presidents in American history.
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May 7, 2013
President Obama, during a recent visit to Mexico, pointed the finger at American's use of illegal drugs and guns for Mexico's plague of violence. "Much of the root cause for violence that has been happening here in Mexico, for which so many Mexicans have suffered, is the demand for illegal drugs in the United States," Obama said. He continued, "Most of the guns used to commit violence here in Mexico come from the United States."
The fact is, this story goes much deeper. It is true that there is a demand for drugs in the united states, but we should ask these vital questions: Who has facilitated this situation? Who is supporting the drug lords? Looking into this story, we can reasonably conclude that the American people are scapegoats for the crimes of money laundering banks and the ATF.
As reported by Bloomberg in 2010, mega banks including Wells Fargo (Bailed out with $36 billion in taxpayer money in 2008) and Bank of America (Which began giving credit cards to illegal aliens with no social security numbers in 2007) were caught laundering money to Mexican drug cartels. In total over $300 billion was laundered in operations that were blatantly ignored by Wachovia, now part of Wells Fargo. Among other illegal activities, the money bought planes used to deliver narcotics. After paying a measly $160 million in fines – and "promising not to do it again" – Wachovia is officially off the hook for its crimes.
Drug lords would have a hard time exerting their authority without armaments. Fortunately for them, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) kindly supplied weapons in operation Fast and Furious. The operation allowed guns to be sold to suspected Mexican drug dealers to be "tracked." Not surprisingly, Fast and Furious weapons have been found at crime scenes in Mexico. Can this be chalked up to a "botched operation," or is there a conscious intent to use it for wider objectives?
CBS news uncovered documents in 2011 that showed the ATF discussing Fast and Furious as a means to justify tighter gun control measures. Now, President Obama is pointing to this violence and proclaiming the same objectives. In his version of reality the American people – in their wanton lust for guns and drugs – are to blame.
It is vitally important that the official narrative on this issue be deconstructed. The establishment will ride on its white horse proclaiming ignorance of any wrongdoing. In fact, it will use the violence it generates to elevate itself over the people even further.
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Four unmissable things to see in Cairns
The gateway to Queensland's tropical north, Cairns is a laid-back city known for its iconic island-paradise beaches and plush ancient rainforests.
Once nothing more than a boggy swamp and rocllicking goldfields port, Cairns is now a busy tourism destination with incredible proximity to natural beauty.
The heavy humidity and hospitality of the locals means you're more likely to see boardshorts than suits on the streets, which are lined with alfresco cafes, bars and restaurants.
Time in Cairns is best spent outside. Choose from scuba diving, snorkelling, helicopter tours and boat rides plus much more – there's no shortage of things to do and see in this tropical oasis.
The Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef, one of the world's most attractive destinations, is a place everyone should visit at least once in their lifetime. Covering more area than the Great Wall of China and with crisp golden sand and extraordinary mountains, it's the perfect stop for everyone, whether you're excited for an adventure or just working on your tan.
Exploring the Great Barrier Reef can be done on any budget, from backpacker to luxury purse strings. You can swim, snorkel, dive and sail this living masterpiece, exploring the world-renown Whitsunday Islands or relaxing on tropical beaches of Hayman or Lizard. Uncertainty about the future of the reef is all the more reason to go now.
Mossman Gorge
Although not widely known to tourists, the southern part of Daintree National Park is home to the beautiful indigenous Kuku Yalanji citizens and well worth the drive. Only half an hour from Port Douglas, the Kuranda Scenic Railway tour stopping at the Barron waterfalls or a guided Dreamtime tour through the pristine rainforest is an absolute must.
With over 600,000 international and domestic tourists annually, the soothing sunshine coupled with the cool clear water is the perfect combinations for any relaxing holiday.
Cairns city
With the Esplanade Lagoon perfect for swimming located in the heart of the city, Cairns' central shopping precinct and an abundance of restaurants and bars, you'll find the energy of this happening city completely contagious. Cairns city is also an entertainment hub with a booming arts and music scene, boasting a revolving calendar of entertainment for kids and adults. Browse What's On here.
The city is a magnificent stop anytime of the year, but none more so than during New Years. With two exquisite firework exhibitions across the lagoon, Cairns city is the perfect picturesque setting to ring in the New Year.
Palm Cove
Named for the beautiful palm trees that line the casual esplanade, Palm Cove is a quiet village that boasts one of the most naturally beautiful beaches in all of Queensland. Just 17 short minutes from Cairns city, the beachfront promenade offers luxury shopping, health and fitness facilities, hair and beauty salons, and restaurants and bars.
Enjoy a round of golf or hire a kayak to paddle around the nearby islands. Or take it easy fishing off the jetty with the kids, and laze by the beach. There's plenty to do, or not do, in Palm Cove, making it an ideal day trip or destination.